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AAP cuts power rates by 50%; free water in Delhi
25 Feb 2015
The fate of the Land Acquisition Bill looks increasingly uncertain, with stiff opposition from allies as well as the entire parliamentary opposition, farmers and social groups
Hydel power the key to prosperity, PM Modi tells Arunachal
21 Feb 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday raised the pitch for "power-for-prosperity" as he sought to convince the people of Arunachal Pradesh of the benefits of exploiting the state's hydropower potentia
Renewable energy meet generates investment offers for 266 GW
18 Feb 2015
Against the government’s renewable energy generation target of 170 GW by 2022, the three-day RE-INVEST 2015 meet concluded with investment commitments for 266 GW of green power
Green energy to create over a million jobs in India: study
16 Feb 2015
India's goal of generating 100 GW of solar energy by 2022 could create one million jobs, while the parallel target of achieving 60GW of wind energy would add another 180,000 jobs, says a new study
Suzlon Energy confirms 23% stake sale to Sun’s Shanghvi
14 Feb 2015
Dilip Shanghvi and others on Saturday made an open offer to shareholders of Suzlon Energy immediately after announcing that it would invest Rs1,800 crore in the company
India-US nuclear deal: big hype, big hoax
10 Feb 2015
In the guise of admitting India into the exclusive nuclear club, the US is merely seeking business for its out-of-demand nuclear supply industry - and a short-sighted Indian government is all too ready to cooperate, says C K Unnikrishnan
Japan’s plans to restart nuclear reactor delayed again
06 Feb 2015
The two reactors of the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant had received safety approval in September last year and had received consent to resume operation by June this year
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
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By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation